police squad Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Has anyone used this company for any builds that they have done. Any feedback would be appreciated [url="http://www.eyguitarmusic.com"]www.eyguitarmusic.com[/url] They sell a maple boarded Fretless P bass neck. And it's cheap so might just take the plunge anyway cheers Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) I've had some parts from them for a guitar project, though it was only hardware not a neck. They were fine to deal with, the parts arrived quite quickly, were well packed and marked "gift" to avoid import duty. If you're wary of dealing with a company in Hong Kong, these guys also do maple board fretless necks and the price is not much higher than EY. [url="http://www.customworldguitarparts.com/default/"]http://www.customwor...ts.com/default/[/url] I've no experience with them but they look good in the photos! Edited July 10, 2014 by Beer of the Bass Quote
BassTractor Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1404989209' post='2497574'] [url="http://www.customworldguitarparts.com/default/"]http://www.customwor...ts.com/default/[/url] I've no experience with them [/quote] Hamfist just mentioned their necks the other day, and he rated them higher than Mighty Mites. Me, I've ordered a pickguard from them, and it was perfec, as was the packaging etc. Quote
police squad Posted July 10, 2014 Author Posted July 10, 2014 the thing with custom world guitar parts is the dots are in the wrong place on the side. Quote
hollywoodrox Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Wow just checked these two sites out, excellent, would be interested to hear of anyone else usin the hong kong one Quote
gafbass02 Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) I have a couple of custom world gp necks. The fretless one is amazing, easily on par with mighty mite. Apart from the dots being positioned for a fretted neck. As it happens this is my preference though, so no big. The fretted one 'would' be on par with mighty mite if there wasn't quite so much dark coloured filler around the blocks, which lets down an otherwise outstanding neck. Edited July 10, 2014 by gafbass02 Quote
police squad Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 I've gone for it, from Hong Kong. I'll keep y'all posted Quote
hollywoodrox Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 Excellent look forward to seeing results on here Quote
police squad Posted July 12, 2014 Author Posted July 12, 2014 My order has been shipped. It's quite exciting. I'll have to start sourcing the rest of the parts.I've got the original bridge from my '75 P bass and some 70's P bass pickups that need a rewind. And I'll need a 70's logo for the headstock Quote
hollywoodrox Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 I'm excited and I've not bought anything, they are so cheap though I am considering a couple of things for the future Quote
police squad Posted July 18, 2014 Author Posted July 18, 2014 Fretless neck has turned up. It's very good. Lovely grain and a great finish. Dots are in the wrong place but that can be sorted. Here's a picture so far. It's a Bravewood body Quote
gafbass02 Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 I swapped mine out for fretted last night, very pleased as well :-) although getting the bushings in both necks has been a bit traumatic!! Quote
police squad Posted July 18, 2014 Author Posted July 18, 2014 what tuners are you using Gafbass? Quote
DarkHeart Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 was there any import duty to pay once it landed here? Quote
hollywoodrox Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Awesome , did not take too long either, very pleased for you, will be checking their site now Quote
police squad Posted July 19, 2014 Author Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) no taxes no. On the package he listed it at $20. Very pleased Edited July 19, 2014 by police squad Quote
gafbass02 Posted July 19, 2014 Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) Good point on tuners, wilkinson regular elephant eats won't fit. I used these, but still had to use the wilkinson bushings as they were slightly smaller. Nut needed a lot of filing too. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140642921579 My results [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/2082DBA3-5EB5-4087-A1C5-1A696CC8F7AA.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/2082DBA3-5EB5-4087-A1C5-1A696CC8F7AA.jpg[/IMG][/URL] fretted And fretless [URL=http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/7A377A77-6620-43DE-B7FE-58EBADCA18F4_1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/7A377A77-6620-43DE-B7FE-58EBADCA18F4_1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Edited July 19, 2014 by gafbass02 Quote
police squad Posted July 20, 2014 Author Posted July 20, 2014 why won't regular Wilkinson tuners fit? Quote
gafbass02 Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 The base plates are too large, it's like tuner holes are a couple of mm closer together than standard. Quote
police squad Posted July 26, 2014 Author Posted July 26, 2014 Got some gotohs with a smaller plate. and a US fender pickup and a 70s logo. Just going to send it to my friend to put together. Quote
dmckee Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Can I just ask - is it the case that the dots are in the wrong place (ie where they be on a fretted neck) for both the EY fretless neck AND the Custom World one? The EY seems to have disappeared too, unfortunately. Anyone know of a fretless neck that has the dots in the right place? Cheers, Dave. Quote
police squad Posted August 16, 2014 Author Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) yes the dots are in the fretted position. Otherwise the neck feels very good EY site is still there Edited August 16, 2014 by police squad Quote
police squad Posted August 16, 2014 Author Posted August 16, 2014 ah, no fretless necks. maybe they're out of stock. email them. custom world parts are probably the same Quote
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